The invention provides non-replicating compositions, and methods for the delivery of these compositions containing pharmaceuticals, biologically relevant molecules, and/or antigens to the host, by administration via a mucosal route such as the intranasal. This invention provides non-replicating vaccine compositions and methods for the delivery of antigens in these vaccine compositions comprising an antigen and a self-adjuvanting carrier, useful for inducing antigen-specific mucosal and systemic immune responses in the host upon immunization via a mucosal route such as intranasal. The vaccine compositions comprise multivalent cations in association with a plurality of spherical archaeal polar lipid aggregates containing aqueous compartments, the AMVAD structure, formed by the interaction of archaeosomes and antigen(s) with multivalent cations such as Ca
2+
, wherein the AMVAD structure acts as a self-adjuvanting carrier for the antigen(s) in the vaccine composition. Certain advantageous immune responses can also be elicited with the subject compositions.
本发明提供非复制组合物和传递这些组合物的方法,包含药物、
生物相关分子和/或抗原,通过粘膜途径如鼻内给药途径传递给宿主。本发明提供非复制疫苗组合物和传递这些疫苗组合物的方法,包含抗原和自我免疫佐剂载体,用于通过粘膜途径如鼻内接种诱导宿主的特异性粘膜和全身免疫反应。疫苗组合物包含多价阳离子与多个球形古菌极性脂质聚集体相结合,该聚集体包含
水相区域,即
AMVAD结构,通过古菌体和抗原与多价阳离子(如Ca2+)的相互作用形成,其中
AMVAD结构作为疫苗组合物中抗原的自我免疫佐剂载体。本发明的组合物还能引起某些有利的免疫反应。